SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Lifeways Community Care (South Shields) is in the Good tier ?, with 19 other homes in South Tyneside.
94% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lifeways Community Care (South Shields) is an independent 4-bed residential care home in South Shields, South Tyneside, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for South Tyneside, where the median is 40 beds.
Its CQC rating, from July 2021, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in December 2020, was Inadequate, so the home has improved. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 39% of ratings in South Tyneside are as old (how rating age varies by council).